Pocket savings bank



Mar. 6, 1923. 1,447,534

- 0. c. CORBETT POCKET SAVINGS BANK Filed Feb. 2, 1920 L, m j V 1 L ve 71 (37.

CM 65 6M Patented Mar. 6, 1923.

CARL C. CORBETT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO ALVIN can R. MARTINI OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

POCKET SAVINGS BANK.

Application filed February 2, 1920. Serial No. 355,648.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GAR'L C. CORBETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pocket Savings Banks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The presentinvention relates t a. savings coin receptacle or savings bank, which is particulary designed so that it may be carried as a pocket savings bank.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle by which the coins are inserted on edge and are arranged in columns within the receptacle, the coins being visible so that observation of the number of coins within the receptacle may be had.

A further object is to provide a receptacle within which the coin is contained, so that it will not rattle, which is a highly importa-nt feature of a coin receptacle which i to be carried in the pocket f a person.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent as the description proceeds.

Reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a coin receptacle; iFig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the coin receptacle between the. top and bottom thereof; Fig. 4 is a. bottom plan view of the top or cap portion of the receptacle; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section; Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section at substantially the center of the bank; Fig. 7 is an end elevation with a portion of the cover omitted; Fig. 8is an end elevation; Fig. 9 is a transverse section showing a modified construction.

The body of the receptacle as shown in Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive comprises a rectangular body which is preferably made out of a. single sheet of material. The opposed front and rear walls are parallel as are likewise the end walls. At the lower portion of the body a band :2 extends around the receptacle to reinforce the walls at the bottom portion thereof. There is also a band indicated at 3 which extends around the body adjacent the upper portion thereof but a portion of the walls of the receptacle extends above the band 3.

Within the walls of the receptacle there is a partitioning member which is generally represented at 4. This partitioning member has a transversely extending portion 5 which divides the space between the front and rear wall thereof and this member 4 also has transversely extending members 6 which divide the space within the body transversely. The member 4: may be made as an integral member or it may be made of several parts as may be desired but in any event the net efl'ect of the partition member 4 is to divide the space on the inside of the body into a plurality of compartments each of which compartments form a coin guide and retaining wa y. Tn the present instance the space is divided into 6 coin compartments or ways. but obviously a greater or less number may be employed.

The front and rear walls of the receptacle are provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending slots 7, there being three slots in the front wall and three slots in the rear wall, or in other words, there is a slot associated in each of the coin ways. These slots are of les width than the width of a coin which the coin way is adapted to receive so that there is no danger of a coin dropping out. however. the slots permit the coins in the coin ways to be viewed so that the number of coins in each coin way may be determined by inspection. The slot 7 which extends substantially the entire length of the compartments, in addition to exposing the coins to permit counting, also permit the coins in two compartments arranged back to back to be grasped between the finger and thumb and stripped from the comlpartments in case any of the coins hould stic Each of the coin ways is so shaped as to be adapted to receive a coin on edge. that is to say, the coin enters and is held within the coin way in a flat position, the depth of each compartment or in other words the distance between the walls which engage the flatfaces of the coin is such as to be but little greater than the thickness of the coin which inserted and the width of the compartment is such as to be but little greater than the width or diameter of the coin to be contained.

However, due to the fact that the coins may become worn, it is impossible to so nicely construct the distance between the walls which engage the flat portions of a coin so as to engage all coins which may be,

inserted. In order to overcome this difiicultv the edges of the slots 7 are slightly deformed when the metal forming the edges is punched out permitting a suflicient amount of burr to extend inwardl with respect to the coin ways so that the coins engage wlth this burr or slightly deflected metal. At 8 in Fig. 3 I have indicated in a magnified way the deforming of the metal at'the edge of the slot and as will be obvious when a coin is inserted in the coin way, and frictionally engages with the metal which is thus turned in, the coin is prevented from rattling. Other means may be used for frictionally engaging the coins than that which has before been specifically pointed out, but preferably the metal which forms the receptacle is in some way deformed to provide the desired frictional engagement for the coins;

This feature is an important feature in banks of the character and for use such as the present bank, that is to say adapted to carry around by the person using the same. It is exceedingly objectionable to have a rattling of coins.

The top of the receptacle is closed by a cover 9 which in the top portion thereof is provided with slots 10 there being a slot positioned above each coin way. The cover is positively attached or locked to the bod-y of the receptacle so that it cannot be removed except by a spring having the necessary means for effecting the removal.

The rear portion of the cover has a downwardly extending portion 11, which portion is provided with a short post 12 that extends through an opening in the rear wall of the container when the cover is positioned upon the container as indicated in Fig. 5.

At the forward ort'ion the container has an pening as indicated at 13, and directly beyond this opening there is a short post 14 which has a squared or'angular outer end so that it may be engaged by a key of suitable construction and the short shaft 14 turned by the key. This short shaft 14 is pivotally mounted in a transversely extending bar 15 which is adjacent the upper end of thereeeptacle and as before stated extends transversely thereof. The mounting of the shaft 14 is such as to permit turning thereof.

Upon the shaft 14 there is a short bar 16 which is secured to the shaft 14 and turns therewith.

Secured upon opposite sides of the body of the receptacle, and covered over by the upper strap 3 are two springs 17 and 18. These springs extend upwardly above the body portion of the receptacle and lie within the cap or cover portion when the same is in position upon the receptable, these springs at their'upper free ends engage each other, when the springs are in normal position.

The bar 16 lies between the springs 17 and.

.members 22. These members 22 when as- 18 and when it is turned-to a horizontal position the springs 17 and 18 are pushed 1 apart.

Extending longitudinally within the cap or cover is a rod 19. the opposite ends of the rod being secured in the opposite end members of the cover. This rod 19, when the cover is in position, lies just inside of the end members of the springs 17 and 18 so that the ends of the spring members overlie the rod 19. This forms a retention for the cap or cover as it cannot be removed until the spring members 17, 18 are spread apart by the bar 16 as before described.

Mounted upon the bar 17 are a series of shields, such as indicated at 20. These shields lie above the bar 19 and just inside of the slots 10 which are formed in the top of the cover member. These shield members 20 are constructed of thin springy metal so that when a coin is inserted within a slot 10 it deforms the shield member and allows the coin to pass within the same. After the coin has passed, the shield member springs back into place and prevents the coin from moving outwardly.

In Fig. 9 a modified form of construction for the receptacle is shown. In this form the receptacle is made up of a plurality of individual coin receiving members or ways, which are indicated at 22. Each member 22 is an independent unit which is constructed in such a manner as to receive coins edgewide so that they lie fiat within each of the sembled as shown in Fig. 9 are held together by means of straps 23 at the upper and lower portions of the member 22, the straps being arranged in all substantial respects as are the straps 22 and 23, as shown in Fig. 1 the remaining portion of the receptacle may be the same as those previously described.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A savings bank container comprising a plurality of elongated compartments, each of lateral and transverse dimensions corresponding substantially to the diameter and thickness of a particular coin, said container having closure heads covering op- 11%) posite ends of said compartments, one of said heads being slotted to permit insertion of coins into said compartments, and having means associated therewith to prevent head is detached.

2. A savings bank container having an elongated coin compartment, of lateral and transverse dimensions but little greater than the diameter and thickness of the particular coin which it is adapted to receive whereby a row of coins may be held edge to edge therein, said compartment having a slot in a side wall thereof extending longitudinally of the compartment throughout the greater portion of its length, said wall along the edges of said slot being turned inwardly to provide a substantially straight edge portion adapted to frictionally engage the faces of coins within the compartment to prevent rattling.

3. A savings bank container comprising abody portion having substantially flat parallel front and back walls and a partition member interposed between saidfront and back walls, said container having elongated compartments on opposite sides of said partition member, each of lateral and transverse dimensions corresponding sub stantially to the diameter and thickness of a particular coin, said container having closure heads covering opposite ends of said compartments, one of said heads being detachably secured to said body portion by means of a lock, one of said closure heads having slots for insertion of coins into said compartments and having means associated therewith to prevent egress of coins through said slots, the side walls of said container body having opposed slots therein centrall disposed with respect to said compartments and extending longitudinally throughout substantially the entire length whereby all coins in-said receptacles are exposed to view and are adapted to be grasped and stripped from said compartments when said removable closure head is detached.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature. V

CARL C. CORBETT.

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